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The world may have a new supercontinent within 200 million to 300 million years as the Pacific Ocean shrinks and closes. The world may have a new supercontinent within 200 million to 300 million years ...

Diamonds that formed deep below the Earth's surface are revealing the secrets of an ancient supercontinent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago. A study of these "super-deep" diamonds has ...

Deep diamonds from Collier-4 from the Juina area, Brazil. Washington, DC—Diamonds contain evidence of the mantle rocks that helped buoy and grow the ancient supercontinent Gondwana from below, ...

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Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Diamonds contain evidence of the mantle rocks that helped buoy and grow the ancient supercontinent Gondwana from below, according to new research. These findings demonstrate that superdeep diamonds ...